Great Fish awards presented Thursday

The Whitefish Community Foundation is holding its annual awards presentation for the Great Fish Community Challenge on Thursday, Oct. 18.

A pre-reception will be from 5-6 p.m. at Casey’s with a slideshow, hors d’oeuvres, and no-host bar. Following the reception, the awards ceremony will begin at 6:15 p.m. at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center.

The Whitefish Community Foundation organizes the challenge and provides the matching funds to inspire the community to give to the 50 participating nonprofits during the campaign.

The community foundation is calculating the match percentage, which will be unveiled at the ceremony. Several bonus grants will be announced at the awards celebration.

The Great Fish Award, which includes a $5,000 grant, will recognize a nonprofit that demonstrated outstanding participation in all areas of the 2018 Challenge. This award is selected each year by the Whitefish Community Foundation Board of Directors.

Special awards, including the Jean Howard Memorial Award, Russ and Mary Jane Street Community Service Award, and Doris Schumm Community Spirit Award, will also be announced.

After a final performance, a $1,000 grant will be presented to the nonprofit winner of the Mic Drop Contest for the most creative rap representing the true spirit of the Great Fish Community Challenge.

Throughout the campaign, incentive grants totaling more than $15,000 were offered to help encourage donations to the 50 participating charities.

For more information, visit www.whitefishcommunityfoundation.org.